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DR RUTH MORLEY



Contact Details

Organization: Paediatrics Royal Children's Hospital
Position: Honorary (Senior Fellow)
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Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
fetal and childhood development Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Arts University of Canterbury 31-Dec-1965
Title Not Known University of Canterbury 31-Dec-1968
Bachelor of Medicine University of Canterbury 31-Dec-1968

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Maternal nutrition in pregnancy and growth in infancy: do they influence outcome in children? Chief Investigator VIC HEALTH PROMOTION FOUNDATION Senior/Public Health Research Fellowships 01/01/2000
Australian Twin Registry Chief Investigator NHMRC Enabling Grant 01/01/2004
Research Fellowship Chief Investigator NHMRC Research Fellowship 01/01/2005

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and offspring birth size: effect modification by infant VDR genotype
    Year: 2009
    Journal: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
    Volume: 63
    Page numbers: 802-804
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  • Prospects for epigenetic epidemiology
    Year: 2009
    Journal: American Journal of Epidemiology
    Volume: 169
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 389-400
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Archived Gurthrie blood spots as a novel source for quantitative DNA methylation analysis
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Biotechniques
    Volume: 45
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 423-430
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  • The association between allelic variants of the vitamin D receptor gene and type 1 diabetes onset varies by ambient winter ultraviolet radiation levels: a meta-regression.


    Year: 2008
    Journal: American Journal of Epidemiology
    Volume: 168
    Page numbers: 358-65
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  • Maternal vitamin D in pregnancy may influence not only offspring bone mass but other aspects of musculoskeletal health and adiposity
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Medical Hypotheses
    Volume: 71
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 266-269
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  • Methylation of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene in human placenta and hypermethylation in choriocarcinoma cells
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Cancer Letters
    Volume: 268
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 56-62
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  • The association between perinatal factors, early life sibling exposure and child onset Crohn' disease among Victorian live births born 1983 to 1998: a birth cohort study.
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
    Volume: Dec08
    Page numbers: 0-1
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  • Variation in associations between allelic varients of the vitamin D receptor gene and onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus by ambient winter ultraviolet radiation levels: a meta-regression analysis
    Year: 2008
    Journal: American Journal of Epidemiology
    Volume: 168
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 358-365
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  • Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and lactation stimulates nephrogenesis in rat offspring
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Pediatric Nephrology
    Volume: 23
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 55-61
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • 'Are You Asking Me If We Had Sex To Conceive?' To Whom Do Parents Of Twins Disclose Mode Of Conception and What Do They Feel About Being Asked?
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Twin Research and Human Genetics
    Volume: 10
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 886-891
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  • Higher maternity dietary protein intake in late pregnancy is associated with a lower infant ponderal index at birth
    Year: 2007
    Journal: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
    Volume: 61
    Page numbers: 498-508
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  • Infant nutrition and stereoacuity at age 4-6 y1-3
    Year: 2007
    Journal: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
    Volume: 85
    Page numbers: 152-159
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  • Maternal birthweight and outcome of twin pregnancy
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
    Volume: 21
    Page numbers: 501-506
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Publications in 2006

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

  • Australian Twin Registry: A nationally funded resource for medical and scientific research incorporating match and WATCH
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Twin Research
    Volume: 9
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 707-711
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  • Australian Twin Registry: A nationally funded resource for medical scientific research, incorporating match and WATCH
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Twin Research and Human Genetics
    Volume: 9
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 707-711
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  • Birth weight and coronary heart disease in a cohort born 1857-1900 in Melbourne, Australia
    Year: 2006
    Journal: International Journal of Epidemiology
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 880-885
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  • Maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone concentrations and offspring birth size.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    Volume: 91
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 906-912
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  • Maternal dietary intake in twin pregnancies: Does it diminish towards term?
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Twin Research and Human Genetics
    Volume: 9
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 656-658
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Association between erythropoietin in cord blood of twins and size at birth: Does it relate to gestational factors or to factors during labor and delivery?
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Pediatric Research
    Volume: 57
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 680-684
    Publisher: International Pediatric Research Foundation(Maryland)
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  • Can we generalise from findings in twins?
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 54-59
    Publisher: Blackwell Science(Oxford)
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  • Regression models for twin studies: a critical review
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Epidemiology
    Volume: 34
    Page numbers: 1089-1099
    Publisher: Oxford University Press
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  • Studies of twins: what can they tell us about the fetal origins of adult desease.
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 2-7
    Publisher: Blackwell Science(Oxford)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Brain morphometry and IQ measurements in preterm children.
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Brain
    Volume: 127
    Page numbers: 2595-2607
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  • Cytomegalovirus in breast milk: does it make very premature babies ill?
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Pediatric Research
    Volume: 56
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 496
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  • Low plasma taurine and later neurodevelopment.
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    Volume: 89
    Page numbers: F497-8
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  • Maternal calcium supplementation and cardivascular risk factors in twin offspring.
    Year: 2004
    Journal: International Journal of Epidemiology
    Volume: 33
    Page numbers: 1304-1309
    Publisher: Oxford University Press
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  • Neurodevelopment in children born small for gestational age: a randomized trial of nutrient enriched versus standard formula.
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Pediatrics
    Volume: 113
    Page numbers: 515-521
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  • Neurodevelopment in children born small for gestational age: a randomized trial of nutrient-enriched versus standard formula and comparison with a reference breastfed group
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Pediatrics
    Volume: 113
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 515-521
    Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics(Illinois)
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  • Prematurity at birth and adolescent depressive disorder.
    Year: 2004
    Journal: British Journal of Psychiatry
    Volume: 184
    Page numbers: 446-447
    Publisher: Royal College of Psychiatrists(London)
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  • Randomized, double-blind trial of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation with fish oil and borage oil in pre-term infants
    Year: 2004
    Journal: The Journal of Pediatrics
    Volume: 144
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 471-479
    Publisher: Mosby(Missouri)
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  • Risk-taking, coordination and upper limb fractures in children: a population based case-control study
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Osteoporosis International
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 633-638
    Publisher: Springer-Verlag London(Godalming)
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Blood pressure in late adolescence and very low birth weight.
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Pediatrics
    Volume: 111
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 252-257
    Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics(Illinois)
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  • Core data for nutrition in infants: a discussion document - a commentary by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition.
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
    Volume: 36
    Page numbers: 338-342
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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  • Mothers' health and babies' weights: the biology of poverty at the Melbourne Lying-in Hospital, 1857-83.
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Social History of Medicine
    Volume: 16
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 39-56
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  • Studies of twins: Can they shed light on the fetal origins of adult disease hypothesis?
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Twin Research
    Volume: 6
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 520-525
    Publisher: Australian Academic Press(Bowen Hills)
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  • Trends in birthweight between 1857 and 1883, in Melbourne, Australia.
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
    Volume: 17
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 236-243
    Publisher: Blackwell Science(Oxford)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Double-blind randomised trial of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in formula fed to preterm infants.


    Year: 2002
    Journal: Pediatrics
    Volume: 110
    Page numbers: 73-82
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  • Syndrome X in 8 year-old Australian children: stronger associations with current body fatness than with infant size or growth.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: International Journal of Obesity
    Volume: 26
    Page numbers: 1301-1309
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  • Vitamin D in pregnant women.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood
    Volume: 86
    Page numbers: 16-19
    Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group(London)
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Publications in 2001

Book Chapters

  • Health inequalities: is the foundation for these laid before the time of birth?
    Year: 2001
    Book: The Social Origins of Health and Well-being
    Publisher: Cambridge University Press(Cambridge)
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Journal Articles

  • Catch-up growth in small-for-gestational-age term infants: a randomized trial
    Year: 2001
    Journal: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
    Volume: 74
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 516-523
    Publisher: American Society of Clinical Nutrition(Maryland)
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  • Fetal origins of adult disease?
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
    Volume: 28
    Issue: 11
    Page numbers: 962-966
    Publisher: Blackwell Science Asia(Carlton)
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  • Impact of low birth weight and cardiovascular risk factors on endothelial function in early adult life
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Circulation
    Volume: 103
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 1264-1268
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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  • Nutrition and mental development
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Nutrition Reviews
    Publisher: International Life Sciences Institute(Boston)
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  • Randomized trial of nutrient-enriched formula versus standard formula for postdischarge preterm infants
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Pediatrics
    Volume: 108
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 703-711
    Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics(Illinois)
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  • Retrospective ethical approval
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 175
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 286
    Publisher: Australasian Medical Publishing Co Ltd(Sydney)
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  • Vitamin D deficiency in veiled or dark-skinned pregnant women
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 175
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 251-252
    Publisher: Australasian Medical Publishing Co Ltd(Sydney)
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